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    Politics Rivers: Supporters of Governor Wike Celebrates Victory in Port-Harcourt [See Photos]

    See photos of PDP supporters celebrating the victory of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State immediately after the Supreme Court verdict. Photo credit: Ezebunwo Ichemati via LIB
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    Politics Supreme Court Verdict: Rivers APC Releases Statement

    The State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers, Dr. Davies Ikanya has described the Supreme Court verdict that upheld the election of Governor Nyesom Wike as a temporary setback, PUNCH reports. The Supreme Court had on Wednesday affirmed Wike’s election, insisting that the...
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    Metro Rivers: 3 Good Reasons Why Nigerians Should Be Happy About Supreme Court's Judgment

    Yesterday, the Supreme Court upheld the election of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State. Here are two good reasons why the verdict was in favour of Nigerians: You can READ: Supreme Court Upholds Wike's Election as Rivers State Gov 1. It has saved some money: The judgement has saved not...
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    Politics Supreme Court Confirms the Election of Abdulazeez Yari As Zamfara Governor

    Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Malam Abdulazeez Yari of All Progressives Congress (APC) as governor of Zamfara, the Nation reports. Delivering the judgment, the Justice John Okoro-led panel of six justices held that the petition lacked substance. “The grouse of the appellants...
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    Politics Wike: I'm Ready To Accept Supreme Court Judgment

    Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has told his loyalist that he has braced up to accept the verdict from Supreme Court challenging the annulment of his mandate at the Election Tribunal and the Appeal Court. According to PM News, Wike also admonished all his political loyalists...
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    Politics Abia: Okezie Ikpeazu Heads To Supreme Court

    Abia state Governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has released a press statement following the judgment of the court of appeal sitting at Owerri on his election as the state governor. Read his statement below: "DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I have just been informed that the Court of Appeal...
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    Politics Wike to Rivers People: I Still Remain Your Governor

    Enbattled Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has he still remains the duly elected governor of the state pending the determination of his appeal by the Supreme Court. He said he has instructed his lawyers to approach the Supreme Court to appeal against the judgement of the Court of Appeal...
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    Politics Governor Wike Reacts To Appeal Court Ruling, Heads to Supreme Court

    Following today’s ruling by the three-man Court of Appeal panel sitting in Abuja, which struck out the appeal filed by Governor Nyesom Wike, seeking a dismissal of the judgment of the Rivers election petition tribunal which sacked him as governor of the state, Wike has called on all his...
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    Politics Asset Declaration: Supreme Court Decides Saraki's Fate Feb 5

    The ‎‎Supreme Court, today, fixed February 5, 2016 to determine ‎the appeal seeking to quash the 13-count criminal charge that the Federal Government preferred against the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki before the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCT. A seven-man panel of Justices of the apex...
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    Politics APC Blasts Kashamu, PDP Over Tribunal Bribery Allegation

    The All Progressives Congress in Ogun State has blasted the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and the senator representing Ogun East, Buruji Kasamu, over a petition by the duo alleging bribery of the judiciary by APC. The Publicity Secretary of APC in Ogun State, Sola Lawal, in a statement...
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    Politics Supreme Court Suspends Saraki’s Trial At CCT

    The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered stay of proceedings of the trial of Senate President Bukola Saraki before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on 13 counts of false assets declaration. The order of Justice John Fabiyi-led five-man panel of the apex court followed a concession given by the...
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    Politics Last Hope! Saraki Knows Fate At The Supreme Court On CCT Trial Today

    The Supreme Court will on Thursday (today) hear an application by the Senate President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, for stay of proceedings of his trial before the Code of Conduct Tribunal on 13 counts of false assets declaration, according to Punch newspaper. It was learnt on Wednesday that the Federal...
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    Politics Saraki Urges Supreme Court To Halt CCT Proceeding

    The Senate President, Dr. Olubukola Saraki, yesterday, approached the Supreme Court, urging it to stop the proceeding of the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT before the full blown commencement of the trial on 13-count criminal charge against him by the Federal Government. Saraki, is praying...
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    Politics CCT Trial: Saraki Heads to Supreme Court

    Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki has stated that he will head to the Supreme Court in search of justice after a Court of Appeal ruled against him. Saraki’s position was conveyed by his lead lawyer, Mohammed Mogaji. He revealed that Senator Saraki would file a further appeal at the...
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    Politics Supreme Court Affirms Okorocha's Victory, Dismisses Ihedioha's Appeal

    The Supreme Court has dismissed appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in the April 11, 2015 election in Imo State, Mr.Emeka Ihedioha, challenging the election of Governor Rochas Okorocha. The seven-man panel of the Supreme Court presided over by Justice John Fabiyi...
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    Politics List of 7-Man Supreme Court Panel That Dismissed Wike's Petition

    The Apex court yesterday dismissed the case brought before it by the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike challenging the judgment of the election petition tribunal. Here are the names of Judges of the Supreme court that unanimously dismissed governor Wike's suit. Justice John Fabiyi...
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    Politics Rivers APC hails Supreme Court ruling as Wike loses again

    The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers on Tuesday hailed the Supreme Court’s verdict on Gov. Nyesom Wike’s application challenging the relocation of the Rivers Election Petitions Tribunal from Port Harcourt to Abuja. The Apex Court had dismissed Wike’s suit challenging the jurisdiction...
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    Politics Supreme Court decides judgment on Wike’s appeal today

    The Supreme Court will on Tuesday deliver a judgement on whether or not the Rivers State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which nullified the election of Governor Nyesom Wike on Saturday had the jurisdictional power to hear the case against the governor. Justice Mohammed Ambrosa-led...
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